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PENETRATION DEPTH [3 records]

Record 1 2010-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Excavation (Construction)
  • Construction Site Equipment
CONT

The number of shanks used depends on the size of the tractor, the depth of penetration desired, the resistance of the material being ripped, and the degree of breakage of the material desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Fouilles (Construction)
  • Matériel de chantier
CONT

La pénétration et le maintien de la profondeur de défoncement ont une grande importance. Sans pénétration de la dent, il n'y a pas de défoncement possible.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
OBS

The penetration depth of the bullet is measured in a target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
OBS

On mesure, par exemple, la profondeur de pénétration d'une cartouche dans une cible.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductors and Resistors
DEF

The thickness of an imaginary surface layer, assumed to carry throughout its cross section a direct uniform current of the same effective value as the actual current, of the same material as the conductor, and dissipating through Joule effect the same heat per unit of external surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conducteurs et résistances

Spanish

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